You nailed it on the head: what do you want your hands/wrists to feel like. Knobbies are completely unnecessary, but some cush is nice! 37mm Supremes will be perfect!
Hope nobody is getting scared off... really, this is a Rivendell ride on fire roads. Nothing agro-downhill-cowabunga-dude about it. that said, 10+ miles of dirt will wear on you after a bit. Hope any and all can make it!!! On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Dustin Sharp <[email protected]> wrote: > Just swapped out the Jack Browns for some “700x40” Schwalbe Marathon > Supremes for the Rough Riders Ride this Wednesday here in SD, and for the > Riv ride up in Redlands this Sat. I wish they measured a true 40mm as they > are labeled, but at 37-38ish, they should at least have a bit more cush than > the Jack Browns. I had the skinniest tires of anyone on last week’s Rough > Riders ride, and though I’m proof you can do it with the JBs, my > hands/wrists did take a beating over SoCals finest golf-ball sized rocks! > > Oftentimes, MTBs are overkill and underbiking does have a way of making > tame trails challenging again, but there are plenty of trails that remind me > why folks came up with 29x 2.3” tires and suspension! > > Dustin > > > > On 5/10/09 9:06 PM, "David Estes" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Aaron, awesome that you got out there!!! I hope we can do a Riv ride this > fall up there, so keep on scouting! > > Funny how Dustin immediately picked up on the implications of the ride, > based on the choice of bike. > > Hey, hope you can make it out here Saturday, a Romulus w/ Paselas will be > right at home! > > David > > On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 8:51 PM, Aaron Thomas <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I went on a reconnaissance ride in the Santa Monica mountains today, > covering some of the trails that could conceivably comprise the Rough > Riders ride, and I'd have to say that Dustin is right on this one. > > I put some 35mm Paselas on my Romulus, which were the widest I had on > hand. I was able to do the fire trails, though it wasn't what I'd > consider a good time. And when I peered down the canyon walls at the > various singletrack trails, I said fuggedaboutit, there's no effin' > way I'm going down there on 35mm Paselas, much less on a road bike. > > A wise decision, perhaps, because when I later encountered a couple of > mountain bikers at a certain fork in the road where one could opt for > singletrack down the canyon or remain on the fire trail on the ridge, > they highly discouraged me from following them down the canyon, even > as they admired the Romulus and were impressed that it had carried me > as far as I had without incident. > > As it was, even on the relatively groomed fire trails, the 35 Paselas > slid around a lot on the powdery dirt and sharp rocks and pebbles. > Over the more hardpacked descending stretches where the dirt is grated > to aid the traction of park ranger and emergency vehicles, the ride > quality was jackhammer jolting, making control of the bike nearly > impossible. > > It's clearly mountain bike territory, unless you happen to be super > skilled at riding road bikes over very rough terrain and bunny hopping > cervices carved by runoff rainwater. > > To top it off, by the end of the ride, my rear wheel (32 spoke Open > Pro/Ultegra) had come significantly out of true. The ish took a > beating! > > Aaron > > On May 9, 6:08 pm, Dustin Sharp <[email protected]> wrote: > > FYI, I’ve ridden with Chris Kostman on a Rough Riders ride here in San > > Diego. CK often thinks nothing of doing gravel roads and fireroads on > > 25-35s. So I’m guessing that if he suggests that most people would want a > > “real” MTB for the ride--he means it. And the pace for the ride here was > > definitely spirited. > > > > Dustin > > > > On 5/9/09 4:54 PM, "David Estes" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 2:06 PM, james black <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > >> On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 22:35, David Estes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >>> > I'd love to do it, but the distance and more so the pace they > project is > > >>> > above my ability/endurance... to bad as it would be great. Make > sure you > > >>> do > > >>> > it so you can lead us on a Riv Ride come this fall!!!!!!!!!! > > > > >> This ride sounds like it is beyond my ability/endurance as well, and > > >> the closest thing I have right now to a mountain bike is a road bike > > >> with 28mm tires and an internal hub gear. And I'm desperately studying > > >> for an exam I am taking on May 19th. But in a few months I would enjoy > > >> meeting some folks for a ride in the Santa Monica Mountains - maybe we > > >> can chart a course for some of the paved roads and fire roads more > > >> suitable for road bikes, although I don't know the area well enough > > >> personally to plan a route without doing research. > > > > >> James Black > > >> Los Angeles, CA > > > > >> > > > > > > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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